Martha Hayne Talbot

Marty Hayne Talbot
Born (1932-08-03) August 3, 1932 (age 92)
San Francisco, California, United States
NationalityAmerican
EducationVassar College
SpouseLee Merriam Talbot
ChildrenRussell Merriam Talbot and Lawrence Hayne Talbot

Martha (Marty) Hayne Talbot (born August 3, 1932) is an American conservation activist, biologist, author, ecologist and co-founder of the Student Conservation Association. She is also an active participant on Boards of scientific, environmental and community organisations.[1]

Early life

Martha Hayne was born in San Francisco, California, United States, the daughter of Francis Bourn Hayne and his wife Anna Walcott.[2] She graduated Vassar College, in 1954 with a Bachelor of Arts.[3] While she was at Vassar, she helped her friend Elizabeth Cushman respond to minatory remarks by Bernard DeVoto on the state of the US National Parks. Cushman first wrote a senior thesis on the maintenance issue for the parks system and youth service. Then the two set up the Student Conservation Association, with funding from the National Parks Association.[4][5]

Career

After college, went to work for the National Parks Association.[6] For the first six years of her marriage, from 1959, she worked with her husband Lee Talbot on the ecology of the East African plains.[7] They then traveled very widely for several years, backpacking in a number of tropical areas.[8] Marty Talbot went on to conduci environmental research in more than 60 countries.[9]

Talbot has served as President of the Society of Women Geographers, Vice President of Rachel Carson Council, part of Rachel's Network Council and Director of the Student Conservation Association, which she co-founded.[10]

Talbot has co-written and edited six books and monographs and she has spoken at conferences in Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin and North America. She has been accredited for her services to conservation and scientific research both nationally and internationally, pioneering in organic viticulture.[10]

Honors and awards

Family

Martha Hayne married the ecologist Lee Merriam Talbot on May 16, 1959; and they had two children: Lawrence and Russell Merriam.[2][13]

References

  1. ^ "Board of Directors". Rachael Carson Council. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
  2. ^ a b Who's Who in Science and Engineering 2008–2009. Marquis Who's Who. December 2007. p. 1779. ISBN 978-0-8379-5768-5.
  3. ^ SCHLEPER, SIMONE (21 January 2020). "UNDERSTANDING WOMEN'S CONTRIBUTIONS TO ECOLOGICAL FIELD RESEARCH". ENVIRONMENTAL HISTORY NOW. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
  4. ^ Vaughn, J.; Cortner, H. (26 November 2013). Philanthropy and the National Park Service. Springer. p. 55. ISBN 978-1-137-35389-4.
  5. ^ United States Congress House Committee on Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands (1993). Youth and Young Adult Conservation Programs: Oversight Hearing Before the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands of the Committee on Natural Resources, House of Representatives, One Hundred Third Congress, First Session, on the American Conservation Corps and Youth Conservation Programs on Federal, State, and Local Lands, Hearing Held in Washington, DC, February 18, 1993. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 85. ISBN 978-0-16-041743-6.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  6. ^ Who's Who in Science and Engineering 2008–2009. Marquis Who's Who. December 2007. p. 1779. ISBN 978-0-8379-5768-5.
  7. ^ Rockwood, Larry; Stewart, Ronald; Dietz, Thomas (4 June 2008). Foundations of Environmental Sustainability: The Coevolution of Science and Policy. Oxford University Press. p. 37. ISBN 978-0-19-804226-6.
  8. ^ Rockwood, Larry; Stewart, Ronald; Dietz, Thomas (4 June 2008). Foundations of Environmental Sustainability: The Coevolution of Science and Policy. Oxford University Press, USA. p. 38. ISBN 978-0-19-530945-4.
  9. ^ "Martha "Marty" Hayne Talbot". Student Conservation Association. 3 April 2015. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
  10. ^ a b "Martha Hayne Talbot". Little Sis. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
  11. ^ a b "Martha Hayne Talbot". A Who's Who roster of prestigious Lifetime Achievement inductees. 9 December 2016. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
  12. ^ Who's who of American Women. Vol. 8. Marquis Who's Who. 1973. p. 947. ISBN 978-0-8379-0408-5.
  13. ^ "LEE M. TALBOT". EXPLORERS CLUB WASHINGTON GROUP. Retrieved 19 April 2023.